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Director Chris Smith Talks About Independent Filmmaking and the Quirks of His Quirky Film
In 1995, filmmaker Chris Smith and his partner-producer Sarah Price decided to make an independent film about making independent films.A chance meeting with aspiring filmmaker Mark Borchardt planted the seed for a funny and touching documentary-American Movie.
"I never wanted to make a movie on independent filmaking," Smith says. "I was excited about what Borchardt wanted to do.The more we filmed, the more excited we became:'
The film follows a real-life aspiring filmmaker who tries desperately to secure funding for an outlandish horror film...